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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Feb.
2022		 Jan.
2023		 Feb.
2023		 Feb.
2022		 Oct.
2022		 Nov.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Jan.
2023		 Feb.
2023

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 202,875 204,062 204,118 202,875 203,522 203,617 203,684 204,062 204,118

Civilian labor force

 126,014 126,133 126,754 126,026 126,180 125,902 126,408 126,699 126,756

Participation rate

 62.1 61.8 62.1 62.1 62.0 61.8 62.1 62.1 62.1

Employed

 121,402 121,675 122,285 121,850 122,063 121,807 122,556 122,776 122,738

Employment-population ratio

 59.8 59.6 59.9 60.1 60.0 59.8 60.2 60.2 60.1

Unemployed

 4,612 4,458 4,470 4,175 4,117 4,094 3,852 3,924 4,017

Unemployment rate

 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.2

Not in labor force

 76,861 77,928 77,364 76,849 77,342 77,716 77,276 77,362 77,362

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 65,987 65,973 66,225 65,833 66,032 65,759 66,045 66,118 66,083

Participation rate

 70.5 69.8 70.1 70.3 70.3 70.0 70.3 70.0 69.9

Employed

 63,583 63,596 63,842 63,843 64,026 63,767 64,189 64,210 64,125

Employment-population ratio

 67.9 67.3 67.6 68.2 68.2 67.9 68.3 68.0 67.9

Unemployed

 2,404 2,377 2,383 1,990 2,006 1,992 1,856 1,908 1,958

Unemployment rate

 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.0

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 55,501 55,601 55,932 55,326 55,340 55,174 55,461 55,637 55,733

Participation rate

 57.3 57.2 57.6 57.2 57.0 56.8 57.1 57.3 57.4

Employed

 53,737 53,977 54,309 53,591 53,691 53,562 53,918 54,093 54,142

Employment-population ratio

 55.5 55.6 55.9 55.4 55.3 55.1 55.5 55.7 55.7

Unemployed

 1,764 1,624 1,623 1,734 1,649 1,611 1,543 1,544 1,591

Unemployment rate

 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,525 4,559 4,597 4,867 4,807 4,969 4,902 4,944 4,940

Participation rate

 36.3 36.5 36.8 39.0 38.5 39.7 39.2 39.6 39.6

Employed

 4,082 4,101 4,133 4,416 4,346 4,478 4,449 4,472 4,471

Employment-population ratio

 32.7 32.9 33.1 35.4 34.8 35.8 35.5 35.8 35.8

Unemployed

 444 458 463 451 462 491 453 472 469

Unemployment rate

 9.8 10.0 10.1 9.3 9.6 9.9 9.2 9.5 9.5

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 34,004 34,487 34,519 34,004 34,237 34,272 34,301 34,487 34,519

Civilian labor force

 21,003 21,544 21,770 21,139 21,247 21,365 21,418 21,697 21,893

Participation rate

 61.8 62.5 63.1 62.2 62.1 62.3 62.4 62.9 63.4

Employed

 19,566 20,335 20,488 19,751 19,988 20,139 20,189 20,535 20,654

Employment-population ratio

 57.5 59.0 59.4 58.1 58.4 58.8 58.9 59.5 59.8

Unemployed

 1,437 1,209 1,282 1,388 1,259 1,226 1,229 1,162 1,239

Unemployment rate

 6.8 5.6 5.9 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.7

Not in labor force

 13,001 12,943 12,749 12,865 12,990 12,907 12,883 12,790 12,626

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,887 10,038 10,153 9,960 9,783 9,947 9,956 10,115 10,218

Participation rate

 68.4 68.2 68.9 68.9 67.2 68.3 68.3 68.7 69.3

Employed

 9,200 9,461 9,593 9,323 9,269 9,408 9,446 9,579 9,700

Employment-population ratio

 63.7 64.2 65.1 64.5 63.7 64.6 64.8 65.0 65.8

Unemployed

 687 577 560 637 514 539 510 535 518

Unemployment rate

 6.9 5.8 5.5 6.4 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.1

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,527 10,790 10,876 10,536 10,696 10,633 10,679 10,804 10,877

Participation rate

 61.6 62.6 63.0 61.7 62.2 61.8 62.0 62.6 63.0

Employed

 9,874 10,276 10,301 9,899 10,080 10,077 10,093 10,301 10,319

Employment-population ratio

 57.8 59.6 59.7 58.0 58.6 58.6 58.6 59.7 59.8

Unemployed

 653 514 575 637 616 556 586 504 558

Unemployment rate

 6.2 4.8 5.3 6.0 5.8 5.2 5.5 4.7 5.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 589 716 741 644 768 785 784 778 797

Participation rate

 23.8 28.5 29.5 26.1 30.8 31.4 31.4 31.0 31.7

Employed

 491 599 594 529 639 654 650 655 635

Employment-population ratio

 19.9 23.9 23.6 21.4 25.7 26.2 26.0 26.1 25.2

Unemployed

 98 118 147 115 128 131 134 123 163

Unemployment rate

 16.6 16.4 19.9 17.8 16.7 16.7 17.1 15.8 20.4

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 16,782 17,541 17,444 16,782 17,129 16,980 17,005 17,541 17,444

Civilian labor force

 10,567 11,196 11,371 10,566 11,106 10,995 10,918 11,240 11,348

Participation rate

 63.0 63.8 65.2 63.0 64.8 64.8 64.2 64.1 65.1

Employed

 10,256 10,856 10,982 10,248 10,781 10,704 10,654 10,926 10,962

Employment-population ratio

 61.1 61.9 63.0 61.1 62.9 63.0 62.7 62.3 62.8

Unemployed

 311 340 389 318 325 291 265 313 386

Unemployment rate

 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.8 3.4

Not in labor force

 6,215 6,345 6,073 6,216 6,023 5,984 6,086 6,301 6,096

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: March 10, 2023